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CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,780, dated April 2, 1889.

Application filed August 27, 1888. Serial No. 283,835. (No model.)

do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 7 same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a front view of the machine, the pulley and the receiving devices at the left omitted; Fig. 2, a side view looking from the left, the tobacco-feeding devicesbroken to shorten the figure; Fig. 3, a side view from the right with the same break as in Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a longitudinal vertical section; Fig. 5, a vertical section cutting the same, as Fig. 4, portions broken away; Fi 6, a transverse section immediately in rear of the rollingtable enlarged to illustrate the operation of the cutting-slide and vpresser; Fig. '7, a detached view of a portion of Fig. 6 to illustrate the engagement between the presser and cutter-slide; Fig. 8, a longitudinal section cutting through the forward drums of the feeding device and through the bed and lower cutter, illustrating the operation of the cleaner for the stationary cutter; Figs. 9, 10, and 11, longitudinal sections to illustrate the rolling and delivery mechanism, Figs. 10 and 11 being parts broken from Fig. 9. (No Fig. 12.) Fig. 13 is a plan view of the forward end of the rolling-table, showing the delivery devices; Fig. 14, a partial plan view showing the deliveringband, the chute, and receiver for the cigarettes; Fig. 15, a front view of the left-hand portion of the machine, showing the parts omitted from Fig. 1, and also showing front view of the chute and receiving device; Fig.

16, a longitudinal section through the carriage and cutting through the hopper; Fig. 17, a perspective view of a portion of the carriage, showing also a transverse section of the same with the receiver in place; Fig. 18, a portion of the receiver detached; Fig. 19, afront view in partial section of the paper-feeding devices in the normal position; Fig'. 20, a top or plan view of the same, parts broken away for convenience of illustration; Fig. 21, substantially the same view as Fig. 19, still further enlarged, and showing the feeding-fingers in the position. of taking the paper; Fig. 22, a de tached view showing the forward side of the paper-nippers; Fig. 23, adetached view illustrating the cutting of the paper while in the grasp of the fingers; Fig. 24, a front view of the feeding-fingers as turned down to the position for delivering the wrapper to the rolling-bed; Fig. 25, a horizontal sectional plan illustrating the mechanism for imparting lon= gitudinal movement to the feeding fingers; Fig. 26, an end view of the same, showing guide for the carriage in section. Figs. 5 to 14, inclusive, and Figs. 16 to 26, inclusive, are enlarged.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for making cigarettes, and which are adapted to take from a mass the requisite 7:) quantity of tobacco for a single cigarette, l1l-' close the same in a paper wrapper, and dc liver the cigarette complete from the machine; and the invention is an improvement upon the machineinvented by me, and for which Letters Patent No. 320,370 were granted to me January 16, 1885. In that invention the Wrap= per was cut from a strip of paper of a width corresponding to the length of the cigarette, so that the fibers of the paper run transversely across the wrapper; hence in pasting the edge of the wrapper, preparatory to rolling, the dampness would cause the paper to wrinkle, so as to interfere with the proper finishing of the cigarette.

The object of my present invention is to adapt the machine to employ wrappers in which the fiber of the paper runs longitudinally of the wrapper, instead of transversely, as in my previous machine, and also to bring 0 the operative mechanism into more convenient positions for inspection and adjustment, as well as to bring a large proportion of the mechanism above the feeding and rolling devices, instead of below, as in my previous machine; and it consists in the combination of mechanism, as hereinafter described, and more particularly recited in the .claims.

The frame of the machine consists of two uprights, A A, properly connected, and carry- IOO ing at their upper ends the driving-shaft B, which is supported in suitable bearings, and to which power is applied through a pulley,

C, on the shaft or otherwise. From the rear of the uprights an extension, D, is provided, to form the feed-table for the machine. Over this extension one run of an endless band, E, passes forward, as indicated in Fig. 4, the other run returning below the table. At the forward end of the table the band passes around a drum, F, and at the other end the band runs around a corresponding drum, G. To impart a step-by-step advance movement to the upper run of the band, a ratchet, H, is attached to the shaft of the forward drum, F, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, and on the axis of the drumshaft a bell-crank lever, I J, is hung, one arm, J carrying a pawl, K, to work into the teeth of the ratchet. From the other arm a rod, L, extends into adjustable connection with a lever, M, on the end of a rock-shaft, N, the rockshaft carrying a second lever, O, which is acted upon by a cam, P, on the driving-shaft, so that at each revolution of the driving-shaft a partial rotation will be given to the drum F and a corresponding advance to the band E.

Above the drum F a drum, R, is arranged in suitable bearings, and in rear of the drum R is a correspoi'iding drum, S, around which two drums an endless band, T, runs, the lower run of the band being above the band E. A corresponding advance movement is given to the lower run of the band Tby means of gears U U, (see Fig. 1,) and so that the adjacent runs of the two bands move in the same direction and with substantially equal velocity. The tobacco is laid upon the band E by the attendant, so as to give substantially the requisite thickness of the mass from which to cut the quantity required for cigarettes, and the tobacco is carried by the band E below the lower run of the band T, so that the said lower run operates upon the upper surface to condense the mass to some extent. Each movement or feed of the bands corresponds to the quantity of tobacco required for each cigarette to be made. The tobacco thus fed passes forward from beneath the bands over a bed, V. (See Fig. 5.) At the forward edge of this bed a cutter, a, is arranged, the edge of which is substantially flush with the upper surface of the bed and is parallel with the axis of the drum F.

Above the bed \V a slide, 1), is arranged in vertical guides c 0, (see Fig. 6,) to which an up-and-down reciprocating movement is imparted by means of an eccentric, (Z, on the driving-shaft B. (See Fig. 1.) The slide 1; carries a cutter, 6, (see Fig. 5,) corresponding to the cutter av below, which is adapted as the slide descends, and as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 5, to work over the edge of the cutter a and sever the tobacco which may project from the mass over the cutter Ct. Preparatory to this cutting operation a presser, f, is brought down upon the mass of tobacco adjacent to the cutter, so as to solidify it and hold it firmly while the cut is being made. The presser f is supported and guided in its vertical movement by rods 9 g, (see Fig. 6,) which extend vertically upward from the presser through stationary bearings h in the frame. These rods also pass through openings in the slide Z). Above the bearings h each rod g is provided with an adjustable collar, i, which are adapted to rest upon the bearings h when the presser is in its extreme down position, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 6.

\Vithin the slide and around the rods 9 g spiral springsl are arranged, which take a bearing at their lower end upon collars m on the rods, and their upper ends rest against corresponding points in the slide 1). The collars m, when the slide is in its up position, as seen in Fig. 6, rest upon corresponding points on the slide, so that the presser is held in the up position by the said slide. Then, as the slide descends, the presser descends with it until it reaches the tobacco, which offers a resistance to the descent of the presser. Then the slide, continuing its descent, bears upon the springs Z Z on the rods, leaving the presser resting upon the tobacco, but under the pressure of the springs Z Z, as indicated in broken lines, Figs. 5 and 6. The springs will bear upon the tobacco until the collars I above come to a bearing on the frame, as indicated in Fig. 6, these collars limiting the descent or force of the presser. This presser holds the tobacco firmly, as be fore stated, so that as the cutter 6 passes downward it will cut the tobacco smoothly.

It is necessary that the presser should rise with the slide, and so as to get out of the way as quickly as possible, in order that the feed may commence. Unless some provision to the contrary be made the presser would remain stationary until the slide b in its rise should come against the collars m. To make an earlier rise of the follower, a spring-latch, n, is hung upon the presser, (see Figs. 6 and 7,) which is adapted to engage a corresponding shoulder, r, on the slide when the slide reaches its extreme down position, as seen in Fig. '7, and because of such engagement of the slide and presser, when the slide commences its rise the presser starts with it and will continue thus engaged until the slide approaches its up position, when the tail .5 of the latch will strike a corresponding stud, t, on the frame of the machine, so as to throw the latch out of engagement with the shoulder r and permit the presser to drop until the collars m come to their bearing upon the slide and ready for the next operation.

In cutting the tobacco as I have described, more or less gum from the tobacco will adhere to the edges of the cutters, so that the cutters require frequent cleaning.

To make the cleaning of the cutters automatic, I arrange a cleaner, 2, (see Figs. 5 and 8,) in rear of the cutter a, so that it may slide obliquely forward and upward over the edge of the cutter a and between it and the bed NV, the inclination of the cleaner being substantially that of the edge of the cutter a. A reciprocating movement is imparted to the clean er 2 backward and forward over the edge of the cutter a, as indicated in broken lines, Fig.8. This movement is produced by the slide 1) through two levers, 3, upon which the cleaner is hung, as seen in Fig. 8. These levers form a cam-like projection, 4, on their face or front side, against which a corresponding shoulder on the slide is adapted to pass as the slide descends, so that as the slide descends, as indicated in-broken lines, Fig. 8, the levers 3 will be forced rearward and take the cleaner 2, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 8, to a point to the rear of the edge of the cutter, and there will stand while the slide is down; but as the slide ascends and passes from the cam 4 of the levers 3 the cleaner is forced forward by springs 5, as seen in Fig. 8, and so as to force the cleaner across the edge of the cutter a and take from it the gum that may have adhered thereto in consequence of the last out.

As a cleaner for the movable cutter c, I employ the presser f, its forward edge standing close against the face of the cutter, so that after the slide rises and the presser is tripped, as before described, the springs force the presser down over the face and below the edge of the cutter, as seen in Fig. 5, so as to scrape therefrom the gum which may have adhered to it in the'last cutting operation.

The rolling-bed 6 is arranged forward of the cutters, its upper surface presenting the segment-of-a-cylinder shape, the axis of the curve being substantially parallel with the cutters. To the forward end of this bed a rolling-apron, 7, is secured. This apron is of any suitable flexible material-may be strong muslin-and it extends from the forward edge of the bed, where it is attached, rearward over the surface of the bed, its other end being hung to a rod, 8, which extends transversely across and is supported at each end in the levers 9, (see Figs. 1 and 8,) the levers being hung upon bearings in the frame above. The length of the apron is such as to give a slack between the rear edge of the bed and the bar when the bar stands in its extreme rear posi- I tion, as seen in Fig. 5, which produces a pocket,

10, adapted to receive the tobacco which has been cut from the mass.

Immediately forward of the cutters a follower, 11, is attached to the lower end of a vertical rod, 12, supported in guides 13, (see Fig. 5,) so that an up-and-down reciprocating movement may be imparted to said follower, that the follower may pass down below the edge of the lower cutter, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 5, and return to a point' driving-shaft, through a bell-crank lever, 15, one arm of which forms a segment, 16, working into a corresponding segment, 17, on another lever, 18, which lever 18 is in connection with the rod 12, as seen in Fig. 4. As the cutter descends to sever the requisite quantity of tobacco from the mass, the follower also descends, strikes the projecting tobacco, and, as it is cut, carries it downward to a considerable distance below the edge of the cutter a, so far that it is entirely clear from the cutter a and cannot adhere thereto, the cutter a being inclined downward and rearward upon its forward surface, so that the follower clears the tobacco which has been cut and leaves it free to fall into the pocket 10 form ed by the apron. An upward and forward movement is imparted to the apron-rod 8 by means of a cam, 19, on the driving shaft B, as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, through a bell-crank lever, 20 21, the arm 20 working in contact with the said cam 19, the arm 21 connected by a rod, 22, to a segment, 23, which works into a pinion, 24, on the axisof the levers 9, as seen in Figs. 9 and 10, Fig. 10 repreand doubling the apron over the tobacco, as

indicated in broken lines, Fig. 5. To give the true cylindrical shape to the tobacco and the cigarette, a guard, 25, (see Fig. 5,) parallel with the apron-rod 8, is attached at its two ends to the correspondinglevers, 26, the said levers extending from a rock-shaft, 27, which is arranged below thebed and is substantiallythe axis of the cylindrical surface of the rollingbed, and so that as the rock-shaft 27 is oscillated the levers 26 carry the guard-bar upward and forward over the rolling-bed, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 9.

The rocking movement is imparted to the shaft 27 from a cam, 28, on a shaft, 29, arranged in the frame below, through a lever,

.30, in connection with an arm, 31, extending has been deposited in its pocket 10, as before described, the apron-rod 8 advances, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 5, to a point over the bed, immediately followed by the guard 25, and this guard closes the pocket over the tobacco and comes immediately forward of the tobacco and doubles the apron close upon the tobacco, as indicated in broken lines,Fig. 5. From this point the advance of the guard corresponds to the rising movement of the apron-rod, so that as the apron-rod rises, as seen in Fig. 9, the guard holds the apron close down forward of the tobacco, so that the apron with the tobacco rolls over the bed 0, bringing it into the proper cylindrical shape and size preparatory to receiving the wrapper.

The paper wrapper with which the cylinder of tobacco is to be inclosed is cut to the required width and length, and one edge of the wrapper is presented upon the surface of the apron forward of the cylinder of tobacco, as seen in Fig. 9, 36 representing the paper wrapper. To hold the wrapper preparatory to the tobacco coming upon it, nippers 37 are provided. These nippers are formed upon the ends of vertical rods 38, (see Figs. 1 and 5,) the rods being supported in guides 39 and in the bed 6, as seen in Fig. 5. At the lower end these rods are attached to a cross-head, 40, on one arm, 41, of a lever hung upon an an axis, 42, below. The other arm, 43, of this lever extends to and is actuated by a cam, 44, on the shaft 29. (See Fig. 4.) These nippers turn forward from the rods 38, so as to form a gripping-j aw which will act in conjunction with the surface of the bed. The apron is provided with openings corresponding to the nippers, as represented in Fig. 5, through which the nippers may work. As the paper is presented, the nippers are raised and the rear edge of the paper introd need between the nippers and the bed, and then the nippers drop, so as to grasp the rear edge of the paper upon the bed and there hold it until, in the movement of the apron, the tobacco has been rolled onto that edge of the paper. Then, as the tobacco passes over the nippers onto the paper, the nippers rise, leaving the paper free, when it will be rolled upon the tobacco as the apron advances until the end of the bed is reached, as represented in broken lines, Fig. 9, and then, as the guard passes beyond the end of the bed, to which that end of the apron is attached, the pocket which then incloses the rolled cigarette opens, so as to permit the cigarette to escape. It then falls, into receiving-finger 45, which stand ready to take it, as seen in Figs. 5,10, and 13. The fingers 45 are hung upon an axis,46, parallel with the guard, and which, after the cigarette has been delivered thereto, receives a downward swinging movement, causing the fingers to descend, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 9, until the cigarette may escape therefrom. The object of these fingers is to hold the cigarette in substantially the same longitudinal position in which it comes from the apron, in order that 'the ends of the cigarette may be trimmed. The trimming of the ends of the cigarette is produced by two swinging cutters, 47, distant from each other the length of the cigarette.

These cutters are hung upon a shaft, 48, so as to swing in a vertical plane. (See Figs. 5 and 13.)

Immediately below the swinging cutters corresponding stationary cutters, 49, are arranged, (see Figs. 5 and 9,) so that the cutters 47, vibrating, act in conjunction with the cutters 49 as shears to clip the respective ends of the cigarette. The required rocking movement is imparted to the rock-shaft 48 from a cam, 50, on the shaft 29 through arod, 51, connecting with an arm, 52, on the rockshaft 48. This cam is shown detached in Fig. 11, the rod being represented as broken from Fig. 9. The fingers 45 carry the rolled cigarette down and leave it upon the stationary cutters 49. Then the cutters 47 descend and trim the ends of the cigarette, so that, thus trimmed, it falls complete from the machine, 53, Fig. 9, representing a cigarette thus dropped complete from the cutters.

The swinging movement is imparted to the fingers 45 through a cam, 54, on the cuttershaft 48, which, as the cutter commences its descent, engages a stud or shoulder, 55, on a gear-wheel, 56, which works into a corresponding gear, 57, on the finger-shaft 46, so that as the cutter descends it turns the wheel 56, as indicated in broken lines, thereby correspondingly turning the fingers, as also indicated in broken lines, so as to deliver the cigarette to the cutters, as I have described.

a To deliver the cigarettes from the machine in a condition for being conveniently introduced into boxes for market, and to avoid any considerable handlingwhen they drop from the cutters, as before described, they successively fall upon an endless band, 58, (see Fig. 9,) which passes around a drum, 59, on a shaft, 60, at the right-hand side of the machine, (see Figs. 1 and 3,) and around a correspond ing drum, 61, at the opposite. side of the machine. (See Figs. 14 and 15.) Acontinuous traveling movement is imparted to this band from a band, 62, running from a pulley, 63, 011 the shaft 29 around guide-pulleys 64 to a pulley on the shaft 60, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. The direction of the upper run of the band 58 is to the left, as indicated by the arrows in Figs. 13, 14, and 15. At the point where the band passes around the drum 61 an inclined chute, 65, is arranged, as seen in Figs. 14 and 15, onto which the cigarettes are successively delivered by the band 58, and this chute terminates at a hopper, 66, into which the cigarettes will slide from the chute. The bottom of this hopper (see Fig. 16) is inclined to a delivery-mouth, 67, which is parallel with the run of the band 58. The inclination of the bottom of the hopper to the mouth causes the cigarettes as theyare delivered into the hopper to roll toward the month, where they must come into the proper longitudinal position, and so as to pass directly through the mouth downward from the hopper, and successive cigarettes will necessarily be parallel to those which have preceded them. Toretain the cigarettes in this parallel position in which they pass from the hopper, a receiver is arranged below the hopper. This receiver consists of a series of thin partitions, 68, (see Figs. 16 and 17,) made fast to one side, 69, of a carriage, arranged beneath the hopper, on a guide, 70, so that the path of the carriage is at right angles to the mouth of the hopper. These partitions 68 form a series of pockets, 71, (see Fig. 17,) corresponding in length and width substantially to the length and diameter of the cigarettes, and may be more or less in number. The carriage is adapted to successively present the pockets to the mouth of the hopper, as represented in Fig. 16. To this end an intermittent movement is imparted to the carriage from a shaft, 72, below, which carries a pinion, 73, working into a corresponding rack, 74, under the carriage. On this shaft is a ratchet, 75, and hung loosely upon the same shaft is a two-armed lever, 76 and 7 7, the arm 77 carrying a pawl, 78, and the arm 7 6 is connected by a rod, 79, to a crank, 80, on the shaft 29, so that at each revolution of the shaft 29that is, at each full operation of the machinea single vibratory movement is imparted to the lever 76 77, and this imparts, through the pawl 78, one advance step to the ratchet 75, and consequently to the carriage. This feeding mechanism for the carriage is designed to work in both directions, so as to take the carriage step by step to one extreme and then return itthat is to say, so that one cigarette will be delivered to the first pocket, the second cigarette to thesecond pocket, and so on through the series of pockets, and then, returning step by step, will in like manner deliver one cigarette to each pocket on the return; and this reverse movement is produced by reversing the pawl 78. The pawl is provided with a finger, S1, with which a corresponding shoulder or stud, 82, at one end of the carriage and 83 at the other end of the carriage will engage, so that, the pawl being do uble-acting, one nose will be thrown into engagement with the ratchet at one extreme movement of the carriage and the other nose thrown into engagement at the other extreme, and so that the back-and-forward step-by-step movement is imparted to the carriage that the pockets 71 may be successively presented to the mouth of the hopper. As a convenience for removing the cigarettes from the pockets, the pockets are all open at the front, and a receiver, consisting of a front, 84, having a bot tom composed of a series of fingers, 85, (see Fig. 18,) corresponding to the respective pockets, is provided, so that the receiver may be set upon the carriage, the fingers 85 forming the bottom of the pockets, as seen in Fig. 17. The receiver is provided with ends 86,-so that when set in place, as represented in Figs. 14 and 17, the pockets are closed. Then, when the requisite number of cigarettes have been delivered to the carriage the receiver is lifted therefrom, the fingers at the bottom taking all the cigarettes from the pockets, and the receiver retains the cigarettes so taken all in the same parallelism in which they are delivered to the carriage. In practice the pockets may be adapted for a certain numberof cigarettes, and thereby avoid co tinting, each receiver, for illustration, say, being adapted to take from .the carriage one thousand cigarettes, and one receiver being taken away another is introduced, and the work proceeds.

It will be evident that the wrappers may be introduced to the nippers on the rolling-bed by hand; but I have devised an apparatus by which the paper may be automatically presented to the nippers, which I will now proceed to describe.

A spool, 87, is hung upon an axis, 88, adapted to receive the strip of paper from which the wrappers are to be cut. This strip in width corresponds to the width required for the wrappers, and the wrappers are cut from this strip in lengths corresponding to the length of the cigarette, or length required for wrapping the cigarette; and this is done that the direction of the fiber may be lengthwise of the cigarette, in contradistinction to circumferentially of the cigarette, as would be the case if the strip in width corresponded to the length of the cigarette, and so that in cutting from the strip cuts were made corresponding to the width of the wrapper required, as in my previous patent. Because of using the paper so that the fiber runs longitudinally of the cigarette the wrinkling of the paper at the edge, which occurs when the moist adhesive material is applied to the edge of a wrapper in which the fibers'run transversely of the wrapper-that is, circumferentially of the cigaretteis avoided. The spool 87 stands substantially free upon its axis, so that the paper may be readily drawn therefrom. The axis of the spool is parallel with the path of the rolling de"ices--that is to say, the spool stands in a plane at substantially right angles to the direction of movement of the rolling devices. From the spool the strip 89 is led around a tension-roller, 90, thence through guides 91, and thence it runs inward until its two edges pass between pairs of nippers 92 and 93. one upon each side of the strip, so as to lap onto the strip to a slight extent, as represented in Fig. 20, and as also seen in Fig. 22. The jaw 93 of each pair of these nippers is hinged to the other jaw, 92. The jaws. 92 are each formed upon or as a part of arms 94, which extend outward and are hung upon a shaft, 95, common to both, the two arms being secured to the shaft, so that both arms must move simultaneously under a movementimparted to one. A spring, 96, is arranged, say, beneath one of the arms 94, as seen in Fig. 19, the tendency of which is to lift the arms, and as the arms are so raised a stop, 97, extends downward through the jaws 92, so as to bear upon the hinged jaws 93. Consequently, as the These pairs of nippers are arranged arms 04: are raised, the upper jaws, 92, will correspondingly rise, but the lower jaws, 03, being prevented from so rising, will cause the jaws to open, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 22. \Vhen the jaws are so open, the strip of paper stands free between the jaws; but when the jaws 92 are down the jaws 93, under the action of springs 98, cause the nippers to close and firmly grasp the edges of the strip near its end. The jaws 02 are drawn down by means of a rod, 99, (see Figs. e and 5,) which is in connection with one of the arms 94, as seen in Fig. 19,-the rod extending downward into connection with one arm, 100, of a lever, hung upon a fulcrum, 101, (see Figs. 1 and 5,) the other arm, 102, of the lever extending to a cam, 103, 011 the shaft 29, which cam is adapted to turn the said lever and 102 so as to draw down upon the rod to bring the nippers to the closed position or to permit their opening at predetermined times. Stops 101 are provided above the arms 91 to limit their ascent. These stops 104, like the stops 07, are in the form of screws, as seen in Figs. 20, 21, and 22, so as to be readily adjustable, that the nippers may be brought to the proper plane.

Immediately forward of the nippers a pair of cutters, 105 106, are hung upon a pivot, 107, (seeFigs. 5 and 20,) so as to swing in a vertical plane at right angles to the line of the strip of paper, one blade, 105, being above and the other blade, 106, below the paper, as indicated in Fig. 5. These blades are normally held open by means of a projection, 108, from a lever, 109, extending upward from a rock-shaft, 110. The projection 108 works between the arms of the blades, the corresponding edges of the said arms being con structed each with a cam, 111, so that as the projection 108 is forced toward the pivot of the blades the blades are separated, as seen in Fig. 5; but when the projection is thrown toward the blades from between the cams 111 then the blades are closed by the action of a spring, 112, provided for the purpose, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 5. Therefore, if the strip of paper be drawn outward between the blades when open, the closing of the blades, as

- I have described, will cut the projecting portion of the paper from the strip.

The rocking movement is imparted to the shaft from a cam, 113, on the shaft 34, (see Figs. 3 and 20,) the cam operating upon a horizontally-arranged lever, 114, which 1ever is connected by a rod, 115, with a lever, 110, on the shaft 110, the cam operating to force the projection 108 between the cams of the cutters, and the spring of the cutters serves to throw the projection 108 from the cams of the cutters when the cam 113 leaves the lever 114: free for such movement.

he mechanism which I have described for conducting, holding, and cutting the paperis arranged at a considerable distance above the rolling-table, but to one side thereof, as seen in Fig. 1.

To take the wrapper thus cut from the strip and present it to its proper place on the bed, a pair of fingers, 117 and 118, are provided, which are in length substantially the length of a wrapper and in width somewhat less than the width of the strip. The one finger 117 's made fast to an arm, 11.0,whieh is fixed to a rock-shaft, 120, this shaft being parallel with the rolling devices. The said shaft is also free for a certain amount of longitudinal movement, as. I will presently describe.

The finger 118 is arranged to slide upon the arm 119 toward and from the fingerl 1 7, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 21-that is to say, the finger 118 projects from aslide,121,which is guided upon the arm 110,and so that while having this opening and closing movement of its own it must also partake of both the rotative and longitudinal movement of the shaft 120, which carries the arm 110. The shaft 120 is arranged in bearings on a line midway between the rolling-bed and the strip of paper, as represented in Fig. 5. The fingers normally stand over the bed, as represented in Fig. 1, and distant from the paper-cutting blades, as also seen in Fig. 1.). The longitudinal movement of the shaft 120 is sufficient to take the fingers 11.7 11.8 from their position in Figs. 1 and 10 to that seen in Fig. 21, and under this movement the fingers pass between the cutting-blades onto the paper, which is held by the nippers, the one above and the other below the paper, as seen in Fig. 21. The longitudinal movement of the shaft 120 is produced from a vertical shaft, 122, (see Figs. 3, 25, and 26,) which shaft carries a toothed segment, 123, working into a toothed rack, 12%, on a slide, 125, working upon guides 126, parallel with the shaft 120. (See Fig. 26.) This slide is connected with the shaft 120 by a projection, 127, therefrom, which stands between two collars, 128 and 120, on the shaft 120, as indicated in Fig. 25, so that as the segment 123 is turned in either direction it will impart a corresponding longitudinal movement to the said shaft 120. The segment 123 receives its oscillatory movement from a bev el-segment, 130, working into a corresponding bevelpinion, 131,011 the upper end. of the shaft 122, and the segment 130 receives its oscillation from a grooved cam, 132, on the driving-shaft B through a rod, 133, connecting said cam with said segment 130, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3.

The position of the fingers 117 and1l8 is represented in Figs. 21 and 25 as upon the paper and between the nippers which hold the paper by its edges, the fingers in Fig. 21 shown as open preparatory to grasping the paper. When this position is reached, the finger 118 is forced upward against the under side of the paper, so as to firmly grasp the portion' of the strip between them. This closing movement of the finger is pro- (luced by means of a sliding cam, 134, which is constructed with a vertically-oblique slot,

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135. The said'cam is carried by a slide, 136, arranged in a longitudinal groove in the shaft 120. The cam 134 works through a radial slot in the slide 121 of the finger 118, as clearly seen in Fig. 21. Across the slot in the slide is a pin or roller, 137, which passes through the slot 135 in the cam. As the slide 136 is forced through the slide 121, the inclined slot 135 causes the slide 121 and the finger 118 to move radially from the shaft 120, so that the finger 118- is carried toward the finger 117 until it firmly closes upon the paper, and the paper is grasped between the fingers 117 and 118, as represented in broken lines, Fig. 21. Longitudinal movement is imparted to the slide 136 by means of a sliding bar, 138, supported in bearings 139, (see Fig. 1,) and backward and forward sliding movement is imparted to the bar 138 from cams 140 and 141 through a lever, 142. (See Figs. 3 and 25.) arm, 143,which extends up over the shaft 120, as seen in Figs. 5 and 21, which, as the bar 138 is thrown inward, will strike the cam 134 and give it the closing movement for the finger 118 before described, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 21, so that the paper is firmly grasped between the said fingers, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 21. Thereupon the grippers 92 93 are opened to leave the paper free, and the strip thus grasped is drawn forward between the blades, as represented in Fig. 23. There the fingers rest for an instant while the blades come together, as represented in Fig. 20, to sever the portion of the paper held by the fingers from the strip. The fingers then advance to their extreme inward position, as represented in broken lines, Fig. 23, and as also seen in Fig. 1. The paper thus held by the nippers is of the required size for asingle wrapper. The edge of the wrapper projects both sides of the fingers, as represented in Fig. 5.

The device for applying the adhesive material is arranged directly back of the fingers when in their normal position. The adhesive or pasting device consists of a hopper, 144, arranged over a pair of rollers, 145 and 146, the axes-of the rollers being parallel with the fingers which carry the paper. The roller 146 stands in a position relatively to the fingers when the wrapper has been brought to the position just indicated,so that the edge of the paper on that side of the fingers will come in contact with the surface of the roller 146. The pasting-rollers revolve, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 5, by any suitable mechanism applied thereto-here represented as by a band, 147, running from. a pulley, 148, 011 the driving-shaft onto a pulley, 149, carrying a gear, which works into corresponding gears on the pasting rollers, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2, so that the pasting-roller 146 will always present a fresh surface and will rub across the edge of the paper presented by the fingers, applying paste to the under sur- The bar 138 carries an face at that edge. The wrapper is now ready to be presented to the rolling-table.

To bring the wrapper to its place onthe rolling-table, a rotating movement is imparted to the shaft 120, which will turn the arm 119 and the fingers thereto attached with the paper down to the rolling-table, as represented in broken lines, Fig. 5, and to the position indicated in Fig. 24. This movement brings what was before the outer edge of the wrapder upon the apron and under the nippers 37, which are then raised for the purpose. The nippers then descend and grasp that edge of the paper. The now outer edge is the pasted edge. The rotative movement which I have described is imparted to the shaft 120 by a segment, 150, which works into a corresponding pinion, 151, on the shaft 120, the said pinion being applied to the shaft, so that, while the shaft is forced to partake of its rotative movement, it may at the same time receive a longitudinal movement independent of the pinion. This is a common splineand-groove construction, which is too well known to require particular description. The segment 150 receives its vibratory movement from a cam, 152, on the driving-shaft B, operating upon a lever, 153, from which a connecting-rod, 154, extends to the said segment 150, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3. After the grippers have caught the then rear edge of the wrapper, as before described, the finger 118 is raised from the finger 117, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 24, by the return movement of the bar 138. In this return movement an arm, 155,which extends from the bar 138 below the shaft 120, strikes a corresponding shoulder, 156, on the cam-slide 136 and imparts to that. slide a return movement, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 24, under which movement the cam-slot 135 withdraws the finger 118 from the finger 117, as represented in broken lines, Fig. 24, so that the wrapper is now free. Thereupon the shaft 120 is given a return rotation to bring it to the up position preparatory to receiving a second wrapper.

To insure the finger 118 remaining in the closed position, I provide a spring, 157, the tendency of which is to hold the finger in its closed position, but yield under the opening movement of the finger. The wrapper, which is left upon the apron and held by the grip.- pers 37, has the upper surface of its opposite or free edge pasted, as before described,

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so that as the rolling operation before described is completed the pasted edge normally adheres to the corresponding surface of the wrapper. As the outward movement of the fingers 117 118 in taking the wrapper to the position for transfer to the rolling-table is necessarily quick and of so great extent,

the stopping of the fingers at the point for cutting off the paper would, because of the momentum attained by the moving fingers, be liable to proceed beyond the desired point. 

